Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-07-12
DAILY HERALD,
CITY COUNCIL.
improvement and Grading
of Various Streets.
ORDINANCE RELATING TO COWS
A Dull Session With Routine Busi-
ness Of No Particular
Importance.

Councilman Perry in the Chair, and
Messrs. Goss. Stearns, Jones, Gibbs
Hitler, Hyans, Collins, Lowell, Teed
and Willard present. After the read
ing and adoption of the minutes the
following business was transacted:
MAYOR woRKMAN's MESSAGE.
Mayor Workman returned the
ordinance relating to the taking OF
sand from the river bed within ten
feet of the levee, which he refused to
approve, for the reason that he
thought sand should be allowed to be
taken for the building of levees. Re-
ferred to Board of Public Works. The
motion to adopt the ordinance was re-
considered and the same referred to
the Board of Public Works.
Mayor Workman also sent in the
following communication 81 desire
again to call the attention of your
honorable body to the deplorable con-
dition of the public highways leading
into the city, and also to the numerous
sink holes and other difficulties that
are met with in driving through the
principal streets. The municipal
authorities are justly held responsible
for matters such as these, which are
placed within their exclusive charge.
| therefore recommend that your
honorable body take such action at
once as will give our citizens no cause
to complain" Referred to the Board
of Public Works.a
On motion of Mr.. Jones Mr.. Perry
was elected a member of the Finance
Committee during the absence of Mr..
Kuhrts.
Mayor Workman recommended the
establishment of fire hydrants on Sec
ond and Olive and First and Rio.
Recommendation adopted.
OFFICERS REPORTS.
Justice Austin reported fees collect
ed of 5000 in June. Referred to
Finance Committe.
Justice Austin reported fines OF $922
collected in June. Referred to Finance
Committee.
The Superintendent O. Public Streets
reported expenses of $40. during the
past week. Referred to nance Com
mittee.
The City Assessor reported the col
lection of $21.60 during the past week.
Referred to Finance Committee.
The Zanjero reported expenditures
of $l27 during the past week. Re-
ferred to Finance Committee.
The Auditor reported on the bal
of
to Finance Committee.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
Asked further time on the petition
of T. f. Rowan for street railway
franchise. Granted.
On petition of VIM. Embody and
others in regard to the cable railway
franchise, report that the company
agrees to do Just what has been asked
for by petitioners. Filed.
Recommended that the bid of Mr..
York for grading Kuhrts street be re-
jected and his check returned to him.
Adopted.
Recommended that the petition OF
David Carr ct al, to have route of
cable railroad franchise changed be
denied. Adopted.
On petition of w. ii. Tonke ct al.
to have Philadelphia street graded,
recommended that the City Attorney
draft resolution for grading same.
Adopted.
On bid of j. V. York for grading
Hof street, recommended that no ac-
ton be taken until the widening of the |
street be an assured fact. Adopted.
Recommended that the petition of |
j. w. Cook for permission to grade in |
front OF his property ON Ninth street be |
denied. Adopted.
On petition of H. B. Marshall to
grade the intersections of Bellevue av-
enue and Beacon avenue, and Beacon |
street with Seventh, recommended the |
same be granted at so cents per foot. |
Adopted.
Recommended that the City Sur
veyor propose grade on Union avenue,
as petitioned for by Phelps ct al. |
Adopted.
Recommended that the petition of |
Jessie Butler ct al, in regard to Rosas |
street, be referred to the Superinten-
dent of Streets. Adopted.
On petition of B. Dozier ct al for |
the opening of alley between Twelfth |
and Pico streets, recommended that 1
the City Surveyor define the lines,
and the Street Superintendent remove |
the distractions. Adopted.
On petition OF Mrs. Maggie Small y and |
Others to have Beaudry street graded,
recommended that the City Attorney |
draft resolutions for grading same.
Adopted.
On petition of Will d. Gould in re-
gard to the opening of Loomis street,
ask further time, until City Surveyor |
can make survey and map of same.
Recommended that the notices of |
intention to establish the grade of |
Figueroa street be withdrawn. Adopted.
Ask further time on ordinance regu-
lating the opening of streets. Granted.
AS to whether the Santa Fe Rail-
road Company shall place gates on
First street, we. will state that the
gates have been ordered and will be
here in few days. Filed.
Recommended that the Superin-
tendent of Streets notify the Electric
Railroad Company to plank its track
across Main street. Adopted.
Present resolutions establishing the
grade of Burlington avenue, Bond
street, Albany street, Rich street and
Greenwell street. Adopted.
Mr.. Teed moved that as it is report
ed that several fire hydrants connected
with the mains of the City Water Com
panv are in such condition that they
will need to be replaced by new ones,
that the City Attorney be instructed to
report whether the City Water Com
pany is bound, under its contract, to
replace them. Adopted.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
The Finance Committee reported
having examined the reports OF the
city officers for the previous week, and
that the nOlice force of |